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The Governors of the Donaldson Trust

SC017417Registered charity from 01 October 1991
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Charity Information Operations Annual Submissions Income and Expenditure Charity Trustees
Charity Information:
Address Donaldson's
Preston Road
Linlithgow
West Lothian
Postcode EH49 6HZ
Website https://www.donaldsons.org.uk
Regulatory Type Standard
Object:
3.1 The purposes of The Governors of the Donaldson Trust are: 3.1.1 The advancement of education for children and adults who are neurodivergent, including but not limited, to the provision of special school support, transition services, general education and support in higher education, 3.1.2 the relief of those in need by reason of ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage, specifically those who are neurodivergent, in all aspects of their lives including independent living skills, health awareness, employment support and transition services, and 3.1.3 The promotion of equality and diversity for people who are neurodivergent by influencing and impacting services across society in how to embrace neurodiversity and by representing neurodiversity socially, politically and culturally.
Operations:
What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:
The Trust is the National Body for Neurodiversity and operates a school and provides services to neurodivergent individuals and their families. We provide external training and consultancy on neurodiversity to employers and other bodies and influences policy makers on the matters that are most important to neurodivergent people.
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: Trust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment)
Constitutional Form Date: 01 Oct 1991
Main Operating Location: West Lothian
Number of Staff: 67
Number of Volunteers: 1-50
Purposes: "the advancement of education", "the promotion of equality and diversity", "the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage"
Beneficiaries: "Children or young people"
Types Of Activity Undertaken: "It carries out activities or services itself"
Annual Submissions:
Year End Income Expenditure Annual Return Received Accounts Received Latest Annual Reports and Accounts
31 Mar 2021 £2,784,403 £2,427,605 13 Dec 2021 Yes
31 Mar 2022 £2,898,676 £2,759,704 21 Nov 2022 Yes
31 Mar 2023 £3,156,660 £2,939,534 15 Dec 2023 Yes
31 Mar 2024 £3,613,570 £3,609,150 16 Dec 2024 Yes
31 Mar 2025 £3,847,502 £3,994,786 08 Oct 2025 Yes Download
If an annual return has been received on time (within nine months of the Year End Date), the 'Annual Return Received' box is green   . If an annual return is late, the box is red   .
Income and Expenditure:
Charity Trustees:
First Name Last Name
Jonathan Lee
Srishti Bakshi
Fiona Forrest-Anderson
Richard Caldicott
Deborah Rodger
Lorraine Gillies
Christopher O'Donnell
Sean Duffy
Gillian Gorman
Sobia McGuire
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